Prenatal and postpartum maternal mental health and neonatal motor outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of prenatal and postpartum stress and depression in pregnant individuals have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perinatal maternal mental health has been linked to worse motor development in offspring, with motor deficits appearing in infancy and early childhood. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between prenatal and postpartum stress and depression and motor outcome in infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

One hundred and seventeen participants completed an online prospective survey study at two timepoints: during pregnancy and within 2 months postpartum. Depression was self-reported using the Edinburgh Perinatal/Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and stress via the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Mothers reported total infant motor ab

SUBMITTER: Papadopoulos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297659 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature